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S 1329IDAHOSession 2026State Billdead

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Idaho authorizes cash transaction rounding to the nearest nickel for cash-only purchases

Original title: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES – Amends existing law to provide certain provisions regarding cash rounding.

Last action · February 20, 2026: Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs

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What This Bill Proposed

Idaho Senate Bill 1329 allows sellers unable to make exact change with circulating U.S. currency to round cash transaction totals or change to the nearest five cents, effective July 1, 2026. Non-cash transactions, such as cards and checks, must still settle to the exact amount.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Retailers

Sellers are authorized to round cash transaction totals or change to the nearest five cents under specified conditions.

Directly affected

Cash-paying consumers

Purchasers paying with physical currency may experience upward or downward rounding on cash transaction totals and change amounts.

Key Facts

Sellers unable to round cash transactions to the nearest whole cent using circulating U.S. coin or currency may round the total amount due or change to the nearest five cents.
Amounts with a final digit of 1, 2, 6, or 7 are rounded down to the nearest multiple of five cents.
Amounts with a final digit of 3, 4, 8, or 9 are rounded up to the nearest multiple of five cents.
Payments made through electronic, card, check, or other non-cash means must settle to the exact amount.

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Taxes must be computed based on the total price before any cash rounding occurs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does cash rounding apply to credit card or check purchases?

No. Payment tendered through electronic, card, check, or other non-cash means must be settled to the exact amount.

How are amounts with a final digit of 2 rounded?

Amounts with a final digit of 1, 2, 6, or 7 are rounded down to the nearest multiple of five cents.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

2 actions

Feb 20, 2026Committee
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
Feb 19, 2026Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

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Connected Entities

JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE, United States

OrganizationJUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE“Senate committee that introduced Senate Bill 1329”Map →

locationUnited States“Issuer of coin and currency in circulation”Map →

Sources

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legislature.idaho.gov

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Controversy10
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